Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 552 and we're going to multiply it by 487, essentially adding 552 to itself 487 times.
Step 1: 0 + 552 = 552
Step 2: 552 + 552 = 1104
Step 3: 1104 + 552 = 1656
Step 4: 1656 + 552 = 2208
Step 5: 2208 + 552 = 2760
Step 6: 2760 + 552 = 3312
Step 7: 3312 + 552 = 3864
Step 8: 3864 + 552 = 4416
Step 9: 4416 + 552 = 4968
Step 10: 4968 + 552 = 5520
Step 11: 5520 + 552 = 6072
Step 12: 6072 + 552 = 6624
Step 13: 6624 + 552 = 7176
Step 14: 7176 + 552 = 7728
Step 15: 7728 + 552 = 8280
Step 16: 8280 + 552 = 8832
Step 17: 8832 + 552 = 9384
Step 18: 9384 + 552 = 9936
Step 19: 9936 + 552 = 10488
Step 20: 10488 + 552 = 11040
Step 21: 11040 + 552 = 11592
Step 22: 11592 + 552 = 12144
Step 23: 12144 + 552 = 12696
Step 24: 12696 + 552 = 13248
Step 25: 13248 + 552 = 13800
Step 26: 13800 + 552 = 14352
Step 27: 14352 + 552 = 14904
Step 28: 14904 + 552 = 15456
Step 29: 15456 + 552 = 16008
Step 30: 16008 + 552 = 16560
Step 31: 16560 + 552 = 17112
Step 32: 17112 + 552 = 17664
Step 33: 17664 + 552 = 18216
Step 34: 18216 + 552 = 18768
Step 35: 18768 + 552 = 19320
Step 36: 19320 + 552 = 19872
Step 37: 19872 + 552 = 20424
Step 38: 20424 + 552 = 20976
Step 39: 20976 + 552 = 21528
Step 40: 21528 + 552 = 22080
Step 41: 22080 + 552 = 22632
Step 42: 22632 + 552 = 23184
Step 43: 23184 + 552 = 23736
Step 44: 23736 + 552 = 24288
Step 45: 24288 + 552 = 24840
Step 46: 24840 + 552 = 25392
Step 47: 25392 + 552 = 25944
Step 48: 25944 + 552 = 26496
Step 49: 26496 + 552 = 27048
Step 50: 27048 + 552 = 27600
Step 51: 27600 + 552 = 28152
Step 52: 28152 + 552 = 28704
Step 53: 28704 + 552 = 29256
Step 54: 29256 + 552 = 29808
Step 55: 29808 + 552 = 30360
Step 56: 30360 + 552 = 30912
Step 57: 30912 + 552 = 31464
Step 58: 31464 + 552 = 32016
Step 59: 32016 + 552 = 32568
Step 60: 32568 + 552 = 33120
Step 61: 33120 + 552 = 33672
Step 62: 33672 + 552 = 34224
Step 63: 34224 + 552 = 34776
Step 64: 34776 + 552 = 35328
Step 65: 35328 + 552 = 35880
Step 66: 35880 + 552 = 36432
Step 67: 36432 + 552 = 36984
Step 68: 36984 + 552 = 37536
Step 69: 37536 + 552 = 38088
Step 70: 38088 + 552 = 38640
Step 71: 38640 + 552 = 39192
Step 72: 39192 + 552 = 39744
Step 73: 39744 + 552 = 40296
Step 74: 40296 + 552 = 40848
Step 75: 40848 + 552 = 41400
Step 76: 41400 + 552 = 41952
Step 77: 41952 + 552 = 42504
Step 78: 42504 + 552 = 43056
Step 79: 43056 + 552 = 43608
Step 80: 43608 + 552 = 44160
Step 81: 44160 + 552 = 44712
Step 82: 44712 + 552 = 45264
Step 83: 45264 + 552 = 45816
Step 84: 45816 + 552 = 46368
Step 85: 46368 + 552 = 46920
Step 86: 46920 + 552 = 47472
Step 87: 47472 + 552 = 48024
Step 88: 48024 + 552 = 48576
Step 89: 48576 + 552 = 49128
Step 90: 49128 + 552 = 49680
Step 91: 49680 + 552 = 50232
Step 92: 50232 + 552 = 50784
Step 93: 50784 + 552 = 51336
Step 94: 51336 + 552 = 51888
Step 95: 51888 + 552 = 52440
Step 96: 52440 + 552 = 52992
Step 97: 52992 + 552 = 53544
Step 98: 53544 + 552 = 54096
Step 99: 54096 + 552 = 54648
Step 100: 54648 + 552 = 55200
Step 101: 55200 + 552 = 55752
Step 102: 55752 + 552 = 56304
Step 103: 56304 + 552 = 56856
Step 104: 56856 + 552 = 57408
Step 105: 57408 + 552 = 57960
Step 106: 57960 + 552 = 58512
Step 107: 58512 + 552 = 59064
Step 108: 59064 + 552 = 59616
Step 109: 59616 + 552 = 60168
Step 110: 60168 + 552 = 60720
Step 111: 60720 + 552 = 61272
Step 112: 61272 + 552 = 61824
Step 113: 61824 + 552 = 62376
Step 114: 62376 + 552 = 62928
Step 115: 62928 + 552 = 63480
Step 116: 63480 + 552 = 64032
Step 117: 64032 + 552 = 64584
Step 118: 64584 + 552 = 65136
Step 119: 65136 + 552 = 65688
Step 120: 65688 + 552 = 66240
Step 121: 66240 + 552 = 66792
Step 122: 66792 + 552 = 67344
Step 123: 67344 + 552 = 67896
Step 124: 67896 + 552 = 68448
Step 125: 68448 + 552 = 69000
Step 126: 69000 + 552 = 69552
Step 127: 69552 + 552 = 70104
Step 128: 70104 + 552 = 70656
Step 129: 70656 + 552 = 71208
Step 130: 71208 + 552 = 71760
Step 131: 71760 + 552 = 72312
Step 132: 72312 + 552 = 72864
Step 133: 72864 + 552 = 73416
Step 134: 73416 + 552 = 73968
Step 135: 73968 + 552 = 74520
Step 136: 74520 + 552 = 75072
Step 137: 75072 + 552 = 75624
Step 138: 75624 + 552 = 76176
Step 139: 76176 + 552 = 76728
Step 140: 76728 + 552 = 77280
Step 141: 77280 + 552 = 77832
Step 142: 77832 + 552 = 78384
Step 143: 78384 + 552 = 78936
Step 144: 78936 + 552 = 79488
Step 145: 79488 + 552 = 80040
Step 146: 80040 + 552 = 80592
Step 147: 80592 + 552 = 81144
Step 148: 81144 + 552 = 81696
Step 149: 81696 + 552 = 82248
Step 150: 82248 + 552 = 82800
Step 151: 82800 + 552 = 83352
Step 152: 83352 + 552 = 83904
Step 153: 83904 + 552 = 84456
Step 154: 84456 + 552 = 85008
Step 155: 85008 + 552 = 85560
Step 156: 85560 + 552 = 86112
Step 157: 86112 + 552 = 86664
Step 158: 86664 + 552 = 87216
Step 159: 87216 + 552 = 87768
Step 160: 87768 + 552 = 88320
Step 161: 88320 + 552 = 88872
Step 162: 88872 + 552 = 89424
Step 163: 89424 + 552 = 89976
Step 164: 89976 + 552 = 90528
Step 165: 90528 + 552 = 91080
Step 166: 91080 + 552 = 91632
Step 167: 91632 + 552 = 92184
Step 168: 92184 + 552 = 92736
Step 169: 92736 + 552 = 93288
Step 170: 93288 + 552 = 93840
Step 171: 93840 + 552 = 94392
Step 172: 94392 + 552 = 94944
Step 173: 94944 + 552 = 95496
Step 174: 95496 + 552 = 96048
Step 175: 96048 + 552 = 96600
Step 176: 96600 + 552 = 97152
Step 177: 97152 + 552 = 97704
Step 178: 97704 + 552 = 98256
Step 179: 98256 + 552 = 98808
Step 180: 98808 + 552 = 99360
Step 181: 99360 + 552 = 99912
Step 182: 99912 + 552 = 100464
Step 183: 100464 + 552 = 101016
Step 184: 101016 + 552 = 101568
Step 185: 101568 + 552 = 102120
Step 186: 102120 + 552 = 102672
Step 187: 102672 + 552 = 103224
Step 188: 103224 + 552 = 103776
Step 189: 103776 + 552 = 104328
Step 190: 104328 + 552 = 104880
Step 191: 104880 + 552 = 105432
Step 192: 105432 + 552 = 105984
Step 193: 105984 + 552 = 106536
Step 194: 106536 + 552 = 107088
Step 195: 107088 + 552 = 107640
Step 196: 107640 + 552 = 108192
Step 197: 108192 + 552 = 108744
Step 198: 108744 + 552 = 109296
Step 199: 109296 + 552 = 109848
Step 200: 109848 + 552 = 110400
Step 201: 110400 + 552 = 110952
Step 202: 110952 + 552 = 111504
Step 203: 111504 + 552 = 112056
Step 204: 112056 + 552 = 112608
Step 205: 112608 + 552 = 113160
Step 206: 113160 + 552 = 113712
Step 207: 113712 + 552 = 114264
Step 208: 114264 + 552 = 114816
Step 209: 114816 + 552 = 115368
Step 210: 115368 + 552 = 115920
Step 211: 115920 + 552 = 116472
Step 212: 116472 + 552 = 117024
Step 213: 117024 + 552 = 117576
Step 214: 117576 + 552 = 118128
Step 215: 118128 + 552 = 118680
Step 216: 118680 + 552 = 119232
Step 217: 119232 + 552 = 119784
Step 218: 119784 + 552 = 120336
Step 219: 120336 + 552 = 120888
Step 220: 120888 + 552 = 121440
Step 221: 121440 + 552 = 121992
Step 222: 121992 + 552 = 122544
Step 223: 122544 + 552 = 123096
Step 224: 123096 + 552 = 123648
Step 225: 123648 + 552 = 124200
Step 226: 124200 + 552 = 124752
Step 227: 124752 + 552 = 125304
Step 228: 125304 + 552 = 125856
Step 229: 125856 + 552 = 126408
Step 230: 126408 + 552 = 126960
Step 231: 126960 + 552 = 127512
Step 232: 127512 + 552 = 128064
Step 233: 128064 + 552 = 128616
Step 234: 128616 + 552 = 129168
Step 235: 129168 + 552 = 129720
Step 236: 129720 + 552 = 130272
Step 237: 130272 + 552 = 130824
Step 238: 130824 + 552 = 131376
Step 239: 131376 + 552 = 131928
Step 240: 131928 + 552 = 132480
Step 241: 132480 + 552 = 133032
Step 242: 133032 + 552 = 133584
Step 243: 133584 + 552 = 134136
Step 244: 134136 + 552 = 134688
Step 245: 134688 + 552 = 135240
Step 246: 135240 + 552 = 135792
Step 247: 135792 + 552 = 136344
Step 248: 136344 + 552 = 136896
Step 249: 136896 + 552 = 137448
Step 250: 137448 + 552 = 138000
Step 251: 138000 + 552 = 138552
Step 252: 138552 + 552 = 139104
Step 253: 139104 + 552 = 139656
Step 254: 139656 + 552 = 140208
Step 255: 140208 + 552 = 140760
Step 256: 140760 + 552 = 141312
Step 257: 141312 + 552 = 141864
Step 258: 141864 + 552 = 142416
Step 259: 142416 + 552 = 142968
Step 260: 142968 + 552 = 143520
Step 261: 143520 + 552 = 144072
Step 262: 144072 + 552 = 144624
Step 263: 144624 + 552 = 145176
Step 264: 145176 + 552 = 145728
Step 265: 145728 + 552 = 146280
Step 266: 146280 + 552 = 146832
Step 267: 146832 + 552 = 147384
Step 268: 147384 + 552 = 147936
Step 269: 147936 + 552 = 148488
Step 270: 148488 + 552 = 149040
Step 271: 149040 + 552 = 149592
Step 272: 149592 + 552 = 150144
Step 273: 150144 + 552 = 150696
Step 274: 150696 + 552 = 151248
Step 275: 151248 + 552 = 151800
Step 276: 151800 + 552 = 152352
Step 277: 152352 + 552 = 152904
Step 278: 152904 + 552 = 153456
Step 279: 153456 + 552 = 154008
Step 280: 154008 + 552 = 154560
Step 281: 154560 + 552 = 155112
Step 282: 155112 + 552 = 155664
Step 283: 155664 + 552 = 156216
Step 284: 156216 + 552 = 156768
Step 285: 156768 + 552 = 157320
Step 286: 157320 + 552 = 157872
Step 287: 157872 + 552 = 158424
Step 288: 158424 + 552 = 158976
Step 289: 158976 + 552 = 159528
Step 290: 159528 + 552 = 160080
Step 291: 160080 + 552 = 160632
Step 292: 160632 + 552 = 161184
Step 293: 161184 + 552 = 161736
Step 294: 161736 + 552 = 162288
Step 295: 162288 + 552 = 162840
Step 296: 162840 + 552 = 163392
Step 297: 163392 + 552 = 163944
Step 298: 163944 + 552 = 164496
Step 299: 164496 + 552 = 165048
Step 300: 165048 + 552 = 165600
Step 301: 165600 + 552 = 166152
Step 302: 166152 + 552 = 166704
Step 303: 166704 + 552 = 167256
Step 304: 167256 + 552 = 167808
Step 305: 167808 + 552 = 168360
Step 306: 168360 + 552 = 168912
Step 307: 168912 + 552 = 169464
Step 308: 169464 + 552 = 170016
Step 309: 170016 + 552 = 170568
Step 310: 170568 + 552 = 171120
Step 311: 171120 + 552 = 171672
Step 312: 171672 + 552 = 172224
Step 313: 172224 + 552 = 172776
Step 314: 172776 + 552 = 173328
Step 315: 173328 + 552 = 173880
Step 316: 173880 + 552 = 174432
Step 317: 174432 + 552 = 174984
Step 318: 174984 + 552 = 175536
Step 319: 175536 + 552 = 176088
Step 320: 176088 + 552 = 176640
Step 321: 176640 + 552 = 177192
Step 322: 177192 + 552 = 177744
Step 323: 177744 + 552 = 178296
Step 324: 178296 + 552 = 178848
Step 325: 178848 + 552 = 179400
Step 326: 179400 + 552 = 179952
Step 327: 179952 + 552 = 180504
Step 328: 180504 + 552 = 181056
Step 329: 181056 + 552 = 181608
Step 330: 181608 + 552 = 182160
Step 331: 182160 + 552 = 182712
Step 332: 182712 + 552 = 183264
Step 333: 183264 + 552 = 183816
Step 334: 183816 + 552 = 184368
Step 335: 184368 + 552 = 184920
Step 336: 184920 + 552 = 185472
Step 337: 185472 + 552 = 186024
Step 338: 186024 + 552 = 186576
Step 339: 186576 + 552 = 187128
Step 340: 187128 + 552 = 187680
Step 341: 187680 + 552 = 188232
Step 342: 188232 + 552 = 188784
Step 343: 188784 + 552 = 189336
Step 344: 189336 + 552 = 189888
Step 345: 189888 + 552 = 190440
Step 346: 190440 + 552 = 190992
Step 347: 190992 + 552 = 191544
Step 348: 191544 + 552 = 192096
Step 349: 192096 + 552 = 192648
Step 350: 192648 + 552 = 193200
Step 351: 193200 + 552 = 193752
Step 352: 193752 + 552 = 194304
Step 353: 194304 + 552 = 194856
Step 354: 194856 + 552 = 195408
Step 355: 195408 + 552 = 195960
Step 356: 195960 + 552 = 196512
Step 357: 196512 + 552 = 197064
Step 358: 197064 + 552 = 197616
Step 359: 197616 + 552 = 198168
Step 360: 198168 + 552 = 198720
Step 361: 198720 + 552 = 199272
Step 362: 199272 + 552 = 199824
Step 363: 199824 + 552 = 200376
Step 364: 200376 + 552 = 200928
Step 365: 200928 + 552 = 201480
Step 366: 201480 + 552 = 202032
Step 367: 202032 + 552 = 202584
Step 368: 202584 + 552 = 203136
Step 369: 203136 + 552 = 203688
Step 370: 203688 + 552 = 204240
Step 371: 204240 + 552 = 204792
Step 372: 204792 + 552 = 205344
Step 373: 205344 + 552 = 205896
Step 374: 205896 + 552 = 206448
Step 375: 206448 + 552 = 207000
Step 376: 207000 + 552 = 207552
Step 377: 207552 + 552 = 208104
Step 378: 208104 + 552 = 208656
Step 379: 208656 + 552 = 209208
Step 380: 209208 + 552 = 209760
Step 381: 209760 + 552 = 210312
Step 382: 210312 + 552 = 210864
Step 383: 210864 + 552 = 211416
Step 384: 211416 + 552 = 211968
Step 385: 211968 + 552 = 212520
Step 386: 212520 + 552 = 213072
Step 387: 213072 + 552 = 213624
Step 388: 213624 + 552 = 214176
Step 389: 214176 + 552 = 214728
Step 390: 214728 + 552 = 215280
Step 391: 215280 + 552 = 215832
Step 392: 215832 + 552 = 216384
Step 393: 216384 + 552 = 216936
Step 394: 216936 + 552 = 217488
Step 395: 217488 + 552 = 218040
Step 396: 218040 + 552 = 218592
Step 397: 218592 + 552 = 219144
Step 398: 219144 + 552 = 219696
Step 399: 219696 + 552 = 220248
Step 400: 220248 + 552 = 220800
Step 401: 220800 + 552 = 221352
Step 402: 221352 + 552 = 221904
Step 403: 221904 + 552 = 222456
Step 404: 222456 + 552 = 223008
Step 405: 223008 + 552 = 223560
Step 406: 223560 + 552 = 224112
Step 407: 224112 + 552 = 224664
Step 408: 224664 + 552 = 225216
Step 409: 225216 + 552 = 225768
Step 410: 225768 + 552 = 226320
Step 411: 226320 + 552 = 226872
Step 412: 226872 + 552 = 227424
Step 413: 227424 + 552 = 227976
Step 414: 227976 + 552 = 228528
Step 415: 228528 + 552 = 229080
Step 416: 229080 + 552 = 229632
Step 417: 229632 + 552 = 230184
Step 418: 230184 + 552 = 230736
Step 419: 230736 + 552 = 231288
Step 420: 231288 + 552 = 231840
Step 421: 231840 + 552 = 232392
Step 422: 232392 + 552 = 232944
Step 423: 232944 + 552 = 233496
Step 424: 233496 + 552 = 234048
Step 425: 234048 + 552 = 234600
Step 426: 234600 + 552 = 235152
Step 427: 235152 + 552 = 235704
Step 428: 235704 + 552 = 236256
Step 429: 236256 + 552 = 236808
Step 430: 236808 + 552 = 237360
Step 431: 237360 + 552 = 237912
Step 432: 237912 + 552 = 238464
Step 433: 238464 + 552 = 239016
Step 434: 239016 + 552 = 239568
Step 435: 239568 + 552 = 240120
Step 436: 240120 + 552 = 240672
Step 437: 240672 + 552 = 241224
Step 438: 241224 + 552 = 241776
Step 439: 241776 + 552 = 242328
Step 440: 242328 + 552 = 242880
Step 441: 242880 + 552 = 243432
Step 442: 243432 + 552 = 243984
Step 443: 243984 + 552 = 244536
Step 444: 244536 + 552 = 245088
Step 445: 245088 + 552 = 245640
Step 446: 245640 + 552 = 246192
Step 447: 246192 + 552 = 246744
Step 448: 246744 + 552 = 247296
Step 449: 247296 + 552 = 247848
Step 450: 247848 + 552 = 248400
Step 451: 248400 + 552 = 248952
Step 452: 248952 + 552 = 249504
Step 453: 249504 + 552 = 250056
Step 454: 250056 + 552 = 250608
Step 455: 250608 + 552 = 251160
Step 456: 251160 + 552 = 251712
Step 457: 251712 + 552 = 252264
Step 458: 252264 + 552 = 252816
Step 459: 252816 + 552 = 253368
Step 460: 253368 + 552 = 253920
Step 461: 253920 + 552 = 254472
Step 462: 254472 + 552 = 255024
Step 463: 255024 + 552 = 255576
Step 464: 255576 + 552 = 256128
Step 465: 256128 + 552 = 256680
Step 466: 256680 + 552 = 257232
Step 467: 257232 + 552 = 257784
Step 468: 257784 + 552 = 258336
Step 469: 258336 + 552 = 258888
Step 470: 258888 + 552 = 259440
Step 471: 259440 + 552 = 259992
Step 472: 259992 + 552 = 260544
Step 473: 260544 + 552 = 261096
Step 474: 261096 + 552 = 261648
Step 475: 261648 + 552 = 262200
Step 476: 262200 + 552 = 262752
Step 477: 262752 + 552 = 263304
Step 478: 263304 + 552 = 263856
Step 479: 263856 + 552 = 264408
Step 480: 264408 + 552 = 264960
Step 481: 264960 + 552 = 265512
Step 482: 265512 + 552 = 266064
Step 483: 266064 + 552 = 266616
Step 484: 266616 + 552 = 267168
Step 485: 267168 + 552 = 267720
Step 486: 267720 + 552 = 268272
Step 487: 268272 + 552 = 268824

So, 552*487 = 268824